It's Funny How...

[Bass Dude]

I think it's funny how quick we are to buy a new technique and lure---i.e. alabama rig. Now everyone will be buying alabama rig rods and 80 pound braid. I think fisherman would buy a pile of dog doo if KVD said he won a tournament on a texas rig dog terd!!!

I think this A-rig may be such a situational technique that I'm going to wait and see if or when it will apply on my lakes---but I just think it's funny how quick we are to jump all over something.

[Grey Wolf]

Illegal in many states.

[zip pow]

When you chase Paul all over the lake an watch him wear them out on it for seven days you'd. Change you opinion. I did

[Jigfishn10]

A saltwater rig making it's way to freshawater.

[Bass XL]

How do you think some of the most popular techniques have been introduced? Through professionals. It's just part of the process in making a technique introduced to majority.

["BRB"]

Everyone wants to be the first to through it on there on lake at there on club tourny. Anything that could give you a edge!!!

[Bassn Blvd]

A saltwater rig making it's way to freshawater.

There are several saltwater techniques used for bass fishing.

The most popular that comes to mind is the drop shot rig.

[Jigfishn10]

There are several saltwater techniques used for bass fishing.

The most popular that comes to mind is the drop shot rig.

Great point Bassn B, I forgot that the drop shot was used by fluke/flounder anglers. I think it's great that saltwater and freshwater techniques are crossing over. More options...I'm sure it keeps the bait monkey happy.

[Hyrule Bass]

ok, ive never heard of this till today, what is an alabama rig?

[SirSnookalot]

I don't fish tournaments, but if I did the over rider factor for competing would be to have fun. It would make no difference to me if the Alabama rig is legal in my state, dragging in 2 or 3 bass with no fight just does not appeal to my idea of a fun time.

[senile1]

I don't fish tournaments, but if I did the over rider factor for competing would be to have fun. It would make no difference to me if the Alabama rig is legal in my state, dragging in 2 or 3 bass with no fight just does not appeal to my idea of a fun time.

I totally agree, and that is what happens when you have more than one fish on the same line.

[grimlin]

I'm not going anywhere near it.....That thing is just plain too expensive to me.I fish from shore,so you know how easy it would be for me to lose it or should I say lose that many lures all at once?

So I'm going to be one of those guys not throwing the alabama rig anytime soon. I don't see the point in it in my situation.

I'm not sure it legal here?

[Avalonjohn44]

Had to look it up: http://thealabamarig.com/

Normark had a similar concept with their front runner lure, and as has been said, this is similar to what they used to call a flounder rig in South Jersey.

It seems, from looking at the pics, that there is a greater potential for injured fish with this rig. When food fishing (like for flounder...) this is not a big deal, but for bass fishing, I don't like the idea. One pic on that site shows a fish hooked in multiple places with several of the trailer baits. I hope they ban it like the kicktail ( ).

[Zack M.]

I just looked up the alamaba rig... i personly think its stupid. i mean really? LOL. Who ever got that one into the community?

[SirSnookalot]

As a recreational fisherman that C & R, why would I want more than 1 fish on my line at a time?

[Fishing Rhino]

Looks like an umbrella rig to me. I used umbrella rigs in the early 70s when I was "meat fishing" for stripers and the minimum size was 16 inches. Umbrella rigs had as many as six arms with up to three baits per arm, plus one in the center. When I resumed fresh water fishing in 08, I saw umbrella rigs with small swimbaits attached to the arms for freshwater fishing.

It sure wasn't much sport when you'd have up to seven stripers fighting each other on that contraption. It was like draggin in a five gallon bucket. They were effective. Had to have roller guides on the rod since we used monel line to get the rig down on, or near the bottom.

[NoBassPro]

Is the original post about this rig in particular or just a feeling the fishing industry markets a lot of snake oil in general?

[J Francho]

It's a pretty specific tool for specific circumstances. You aren't just going to toss this along a weed line for resident bass. You are looking for schooling, nomads that key in on large bait balls. They really seem like a different bass altogether, if you've been on them.

[Bass Dude]

Is the original post about this rig in particular or just a feeling the fishing industry markets a lot of snake oil in general?

My original intention was to express that the "industry markets a lot of snake oil" and also, even with the great inventions and innovations, we are quick to jump on the band wagon...I was just using the recent Alabama rig as an example.

Take the Classic, everyone bought KVD square bills to the point you couldn't find them in a lot of places. Eventhough the technique and the tools to do it were already out there. I think KVD does so well, not because of the bait, but because he knows how to fish a lure and knows where and when he needs to use it. If he was sponsored by Lurecraft, he could have won the Classic on one of their square bills or shallow divers.

[senile1]

Anglers would do well to learn how, and when, to fish each category of the basic lures. If knowledge and confidence in the utilization of these lures were developed I don't think we would be so quick to jump on the latest fad.

I rarely buy a new lure when it first comes out, sometimes waiting a year or two before buying them if I buy them at all. A new lure has to provide something quite different that my other lures don't have. The KVD silent crankbaits were an exception for me but I bought them before KVD won the Classic with them. I watched a demonstration of them and I thought the cranks rolled over more on their sides than other cranks, creating more of a disturbance and moving more water than any shallow cranks I currently had. Because of this action, they are the only shallow silent crankbait I use on very windy days. I have not been disappointed.